Louis DeSipio
Professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and Political Science | UC Irvine
Irvine, CA, UNITED STATES
Louis DeSipio examines how democratic nations incorporate new members, including policymaking in the areas of immigration.
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Louis DeSipio examines how democratic nations incorporate new members, including policymaking in the areas of immigration and voting rights. He also studies Latino political behavior.
Areas of Expertise (5)
U.S. Electoral Politics
Immigration
Ethnic Politics
Latino Politics
Latino Studies
Education (3)
University of Texas at Austin: PhD 1993
University of Texas at Austin: MA, Latin American Studies 1984
Columbia University: BA, History 1981
Affiliations (1)
- American Political Science Association
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Media Appearances (5)
‘More bluster than substance’: Observers on Trump’s speech to US Congress
Channel NewsAsia online
2025-03-05
“I heard a very long speech … and also one that was more of a campaign speech than a speech to Congress,” said political science professor Louis DeSipio from the University of California, Irvine. “I was trying to keep track and I only really saw four specific ‘asks’. Usually these speeches are heavy on: ‘With your help, I can do the following, and your help means a vote from Congress’. Mostly, he said he was going to solve problems or had solved them already,” DeSipio noted.
New Democrats in OC’s swing districts break from party majority on immigration bills
The Orange County Register online
2025-02-05
While early in their Washington tenures, their votes reflect the political realities they face in competitive districts, said Louis DeSipio, professor of political science and Chicano/Latino studies at UC Irvine. “I think there was a constituency consideration, or a campaign consideration, in that these are very competitive districts,” DeSipio said. “The signal that they are sending is that they’re concerned about immigration and hear the anger that President Trump is articulating.”
Matt Gaez to be the 'most inexperienced Attorney General' in American history
Sky News Australia online
2024-11-17
UC Irvine Professor of Political Science Louis DeSipio says Matt Gaetz will be the “most inexperienced Attorney General” in American history if he is confirmed. Mr. DeSipio says Mr. Gaetz will also be one who has “some scandals overhanging him as well”. “This is one that is alienating some Republicans in the United States Senate,” Mr. DeSipio told Sky News Australia.
Even in California, progressives take a hit
Courthouse News Service online
2024-11-07
"I think we still need to digest the results," said Louis DeSipio, a political science professor at UC Irvine. "But clearly, there was a move to the right nationally. And California was a part of it. Sometimes there’s talk of California's exceptionalism, that we go our own way. But we don’t. We’re part of a nation. This is evidence of that."
Rollback of criminal justice reforms front and center among California ballot measures
Courthouse News Service online
2024-11-05
Proposition 33, which would prohibit the state from restricting a local jurisdiction’s ability to implement, maintain or expand rent control, has raised $47,694,883 from supporters. However, opponents have given $124,833,309. That measure appeared headed to failure, with 62.4% of voters saying no. “Those are the ones that have the most advertising,” Louis DeSipio, professor of political science and Chicano/Latino studies at UC Irvine, told Courthouse News.
